Tag: New Breed of Godz

Legendary US metal band MALICE will release the new album “New Breed of Godz worldwide in May through SPV / Steamhammer.

Original members Jay Reynolds (guitars), Mick Zane (guitars) and Mark Behn (bass) entered the Silver Cloud Studios in Los Angeles together with new singer James Rivera (Helstar) and new drummer Pete Holmes (Black N´Blue) to re-record 8 of their classics plus 4 new songs.

Tracklisting:

CD:

1. New Breed of Godz (new song)

2. Hell Rider

3. Against The Empire

4. Branded (new song)

5. Sinister Double

6. Circle of Fire

7. Stellar Masters

8. Winds Of Death (Angel Of Light) (new song)

9. Air Attack

10. Chain Gang Woman

11. Slipping Through The Cracks (new song)

12. Godz of Thunder

The producer was Joe Floyd (Warrior) who also was involved in producing records of Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford. The album is scheduled for a May 22nd release in the US/Canada, a May 25th release in Germany and a May 28th release in Europe. The album comes in a high class digipak with a bonus DVD:

DVD:

– Rare live footage from 1987

– 3 live tracks from Keep It True Festival, Germany 2011

– Making of “New Breed Of Godz” album

The band will go on tour in autumn 2012 and dates will be announced soon. Bass player Robert Cardenas (Agent Steel), who also recorded the new tracks in the studio, will step in for Mark Behn on the live front.

LINE-UP:

Jay Reynolds – guitars

Mick Zane – guitars

Mark Behn – bass (played on the re-recorded songs)

Robert Cardenas – bass (played on the new songs)

James Rivera – vocals

Pete Holmes – drums

MALICE was formed in 1981 and released two classic US Metal albums: In The Beginning (1985) and License To Kill (1986) and one EP Crazy In The Night (1989). They also were part – and the only band with two songs – of the first legendary “Metal Massacre”-Sampler in 1982. Malice toured in the US, Canada and Europe with bands like Alice Cooper, WASP and Slayer. Most memorable gig was in 1982 when Malice played in Los Angeles at the Troubador Club – support act was an unknown band called……. Metallica. MALICE played last year the Keep It True Festival in Germany and played some memorable shows together with Bitch and Heretic at the US West Coast.